Economic Growth LongRun Economic Growth and Rising Living

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Economic Growth Long-Run Economic Growth and Rising Living Standards 1

Economic Growth Long-Run Economic Growth and Rising Living Standards 1

Economic Growth • Long-run economic growth – Increase in real GDP per capita over

Economic Growth • Long-run economic growth – Increase in real GDP per capita over time – Increase in the standard of living – Growth rates and the rule of 70 • Business cycle – Fluctuations about the long-run growth trend – Recessions alternate with expansions. 2

Long-Run Economic Growth • What determines the potential output? – Labor productivity or Productivity

Long-Run Economic Growth • What determines the potential output? – Labor productivity or Productivity Amount of output one average worker can produce in an hour – Average hours of labor Number of hours one average worker spends at the job – Labor force participation rate (LFPR) Fraction of population that wants to work – Size of population 3

What Determines the Potential Output? • Breaking down the total output 4

What Determines the Potential Output? • Breaking down the total output 4

What Determines the Potential Output? • Review of some linear algebra If Z =

What Determines the Potential Output? • Review of some linear algebra If Z = X ∙ Y, then % Δ Z ≈ % ΔX + % ΔY If Z = X / Y, then % Δ Z ≈ % ΔX - % ΔY • Applying this rule to the equation of total output 5

Long-Run Economic Growth • What matters for a rising standard of living is real

Long-Run Economic Growth • What matters for a rising standard of living is real GDP per capita (i. e. person) Since - Total real output = Productivity x Average Hours x LFPR x Population Then - Real output per capita = Total output ÷ Population Real output per capita = Productivity x Average Hours x LFPR In terms of percentage growth rates 6

Long-Run Economic Growth • A tendency in most developed countries is that average hours

Long-Run Economic Growth • A tendency in most developed countries is that average hours of labor are slowly decreasing So our last simplification is to ignore changes in average hours in the equation % Δ Output person ≈ % Δ productivity + % Δ LFPR 7

Growth in LFPR Recall that 8

Growth in LFPR Recall that 8

Growth in LFPR • Currently, U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the employment

Growth in LFPR • Currently, U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts the employment growth rate to be 1% per year until 2010, about the same as the growth rate of population – If so, the % Δ LFPR ≈ % Δ Labor force - % Δ Population = 0 – Is there anything we can do to make the labor force grow faster than population, and thus increase the rate of economic growth? • Yes § Increase labor supply § Increase labor demand 9

Labor Market 10

Labor Market 10

An Increase in Labor Supply 11

An Increase in Labor Supply 11

An Increase in Labor Demand 12

An Increase in Labor Demand 12

The U. S. Labor Market Over A Century Real Hourly Wage S S L

The U. S. Labor Market Over A Century Real Hourly Wage S S L 1 L 2 B W 2 W 1 A D L 2 D L 1 L 2 Millions of Workers 13

How To Increase Employment • Supply side – Cut income tax • Paying 40%

How To Increase Employment • Supply side – Cut income tax • Paying 40% of one’s income as taxes (federal, state, and local) discourages work effort in the United States. • Tax cut would provide incentives to people to seek jobs • Labor supply curve shifts rightward – Changes in government transfer programs • Reduce social benefits 14

How To Increase Employment • Demand side – Government policies that help increase skills

How To Increase Employment • Demand side – Government policies that help increase skills of the workforce or that subsidize employment • government-sponsored training programs • aid to college students • employment subsidies to firms 15

Growth in Productivity • Recently, virtually all growth in the average standard of living

Growth in Productivity • Recently, virtually all growth in the average standard of living can be attributed to growth in productivity • The sources for the growth in productivity – – Capital stock Human capital Technological development Entrepreneurship 16

Figure 4: Capital Accumulation and Labor Productivity 17

Figure 4: Capital Accumulation and Labor Productivity 17

Growth in the Capital per Worker • One key to productivity growth is growth

Growth in the Capital per Worker • One key to productivity growth is growth in nation’s capital stock – With more capital, a given number of workers can produce more output than before • Growth in capital stock will increase productivity as long as it increases amount of capital per worker 18

Investment and the Capital Stock • A stock variable measures a quantity at a

Investment and the Capital Stock • A stock variable measures a quantity at a moment in time. – Capital stock is a measure of total plant and equipment in economy at any moment • A flow variable measures a process that takes place over a period of time. – Investment is a flow variable • Depreciation is decrease in the value of assets – As long as investment is greater than depreciation, total stock of capital will rise. – The greater the flow of investment, the faster will be the rise in capital stock. 19

Saving and Investment • Private saving • Public saving • Total saving = Private

Saving and Investment • Private saving • Public saving • Total saving = Private saving + Public saving • In a closed economy, 20

The Loanable Funds Market • Where households make their saving available to those who

The Loanable Funds Market • Where households make their saving available to those who need additional funds • Supply of loanable funds – household saving • Demand of loanable funds – businesses and government 21

The Loanable Funds Market • Businesses’ demand for loanable funds is equal to their

The Loanable Funds Market • Businesses’ demand for loanable funds is equal to their planned investment spending (Ip) – Funds obtained are borrowed, and firms pay interest on their loans • Government’s demand for loanable funds – Budget deficit (G – T) Excess of government purchases over net taxes • Government’s supply for loanable funds – Budget surplus (T – G) Excess of net taxes over government purchases 22

Supply of Household Loanable Funds 23

Supply of Household Loanable Funds 23

Business Demand for Loanable Funds 24

Business Demand for Loanable Funds 24

The Demand for Funds 25

The Demand for Funds 25

Loanable Funds Market Equilibrium 26

Loanable Funds Market Equilibrium 26

Targeting Businesses – Demand Side Reducing business taxes • Corporate profits tax – A

Targeting Businesses – Demand Side Reducing business taxes • Corporate profits tax – A cut in tax on profits earned by corporations • Investment tax credit – A cut in taxes for firms that invest in certain favored types of capital • Reducing business taxes or providing specific investment incentives can shift the investment curve (the demand curve in the loanable funds market) rightward 27

An Increase In Investment Spending 28

An Increase In Investment Spending 28

Targeting Households – Supply Side • If households decide to save more of their

Targeting Households – Supply Side • If households decide to save more of their incomes at any given interest rate – Supply of loanable funds curve will shift rightward • What might induce households to increase their saving? – – – Greater uncertainty about economic future Increase in life expectancy Anticipation of an earlier retirement Change in tastes toward big-ticket items Change in attitude about saving • Any of these changes—if they occurred in many households simultaneously— would shift saving curve to the right • What can government do to increase household saving? – One often-proposed idea is to decrease capital gains tax 29

Figure 6: An Increase In Savings 30

Figure 6: An Increase In Savings 30

Government’s Budget Deficit • A increase in government purchases tends to raise interest rates.

Government’s Budget Deficit • A increase in government purchases tends to raise interest rates. • High interest rates discourage business investments. • Crowding out effect So, to induce businesses to invest more, government should reduce its purchases. –Shrinking deficit or rising surplus tends to reduce interest rates and increase investment. –However, the effect on economic growth depends on how the budget changes. 31

Human Capital and Economic Growth • Human capital – Skills and knowledge possessed by

Human Capital and Economic Growth • Human capital – Skills and knowledge possessed by workers • An increase in human capital works like an increase in physical capital to increase output – Causes production function to shift upward • Raises productivity and increases average standard of living • Human capital investments – Education 32

Technology and Economic Growth • Technological development is the key to sustaining economic growth

Technology and Economic Growth • Technological development is the key to sustaining economic growth – The law of diminishing returns to capital – Solow economic model • Endogenous growth theory – Technological change is not random but determined by factors in the market system. – The principle that marginal cost equals marginal revenue in profit maximization applies in the determination of the amount of knowledge investment firms would like to make. 33

Technology and Economic Growth • New technology affects economy in the way that it

Technology and Economic Growth • New technology affects economy in the way that it enables any given number of workers to produce more output. – Production function shifts upward. • Government policies that encourage investment in technology – Protecting intellectual property rights – Subsidizing research and development – Subsidizing education • Entrepreneurship 34